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Tears in Tennessee

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It’s been a long time since the Wichita Lineman hit the open road

By the time you get to Phoenix his soothing voice will lighten your heavy load

The shores of Galveston are a distant memory but the heartache still ensues

Then again you never forget those warm Southern Nights that give you the blues

A Country Boy from Arkansas who dreamed The Impossible Dream

He Tried a Little Kindness and was Gentle on My Mind so it seems

Glen Campbell will long be remembered as a legend as he serenades heavens skies

There are tears in Tennessee and for a Rhinestone Cowboy Nashville cries

◄ Barry Norman R.I.P

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Tom Doolan

Fri 11th Aug 2017 20:08

Hi M.C. - He was a huge and enduring talent. Alzheimer's ultimately took its toll. Ironically Adios was his final album. Thanks for your feedback. T?

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 11th Aug 2017 17:30

How sad when the gifts given to the world are sabotaged
by nature and the passage of time. I remember Jimmy
Webb (the songwriter who had given Campbell his biggest hits) recalling how the latter had turned to him one day and asked:
"Did you write Wichita Lineman"?
Nice tribute, Tom. Somewhere, I still have an LP of the singer's "Greatest Hits", plus, fittingly, his final CD.

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Tom Doolan

Wed 9th Aug 2017 17:47

Hi Leon. He was definitely one of a kind. Thanks for your feedback. T ?

<Deleted User> (17847)

Wed 9th Aug 2017 15:13

appreciate the dedication Tom.We are less one real nice guy and brilliant country music star.

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